3 Movies Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer

Now or Never

Now or Never

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1921-03-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

35 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (489 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyShort

Cast:

Writer:

H.M. Walker (titles)

Sam Taylor (scenario)

Fullplot:

Mary is looking after a young child whose parents have little time for her. So, when Mary travels home to meet her childhood sweetheart, she takes the child with her. Meanwhile, her boyfriend has a mishap on the road, and is tricked out of his money by a tramp. When the tramp then hitches a ride on a train, the boyfriend does so as well. At the station, he meets Mary and the child, and they plan to re-board the train together. But difficulties arise when Mary sees her boss boarding the same train - and there is also the problem that her boyfriend doesn't have a ticket.

Safety Last!

Safety Last!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1923-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

70 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (11803 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Hal Roach (story)

Sam Taylor (story)

Tim Whelan (story)

H.M. Walker (titles)

Fullplot:

In 1922, the country boy Harold says goodbye to his mother and his girlfriend Mildred in the train station and leaves Great Bend expecting to be successful in the big city. Harold promises to Mildred to get married with her as soon as he "make good". Harold shares a room with his friend "Limpy" Bill and he finally gets a job as salesman in the De Vore Department Store. However, he pawns Bill's phonograph, buys a lavaliere and writes to Mildred telling that he is a manager of De Vore. One day, Harold sees an old friend from Great Bend that is a policeman and when he meets his friend Bill, he asks Bill to push the policeman over him and make him fall down. However Bill pushes the wrong policeman that chases him, but he escapes climbing up a building. Out of the blue, Mildred is convinced by her mother to visit Harold without previous notice and he pretends to be the manager of De Vore. When Harold overhears the general manager telling that he would give one thousand dollars to to anyone that could promote De Vore attracting people to the department store, he offers five hundred dollars to Bill to climb up the Bolton Building. However things go wrong when the angry policeman decides to check whether the mystery man that will climb up the building is the one who pushed him over on the floor.

The Freshman

The Freshman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1925-09-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

76 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (3377 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sam Taylor (story)

Ted Wilde (story)

John Grey (story)

Tim Whelan (story)

Fullplot:

Harold Lamb's dream is to go to college and become the most popular student on campus, much like the character Speedy played by actor Lester Laurel in the movie "The College Hero". Accepted into Tate College, Harold plans on emulating Speedy, including giving himself the nickname Speedy, to gain that popularity, not realizing that if he does so, he will be more the buffoon than the hero. To be the most popular student, he will have to outdo the current most popular student, football captain Chet Trask. Unaware Speedy's task is made all the more difficult when one of the upperclassmen, seeing how hard Speedy is trying to impress, does whatever he can to make Speedy look all the more ridiculous, all the while Speedy believing he is achieving his dream. The bully's efforts are made all the more easy as Speedy is able to buy his way to seeming popularity with the small nest egg he was able to accumulate from work. The one thing that Speedy may not be able to buy is his way onto the football team, which he is convinced is the only surefire way to becoming the campus hero, despite not realizing that he truly is not the football type. While Speedy remains unaware how he truly looks to his classmates, Peggy, the daughter of the owner of the rooming house where he is staying, is aware, she who is in love with him, and he with her. The love of a good woman may be able to provide Speedy with a clearer understanding of who he truly should be to impress, and/or get his mind focused on other things other than being everyone's best friend.

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